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Global Fashion Battle Results in 'Kickstarter for Fashion': ModeForMe
The conversation went something like this: Me. So, you're a coder? Wow! How did you get into that? Michelle: I did a free four month free at Founders and Coders. Me. Oh wow, so are you doing much...
View ArticleWhy You Should Take Models' "Online Crusades" With a Pinch of Salt
Maybe the news has been slow but over the last two weeks I've read not one but two stories of models who have been told by their agencies that they are "too fat" and have decided to speak out. Firstly...
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How I Plan To Stay 'Fresh Dressed' This Weekend
Ever bought (or in my case, made) an outfit with no place to wear it to? Sometimes a nightclub or bar is not open long enough for you to really show off your apparel. Well this weekend from Saturday...
View Article2015: The Year the Mainstream Woke Up to Muslim Fashion?
During my 10 years of research into Muslim fashion and other faith-related modest fashion, women reported feeling ignored by the fashion industry, and sometimes, if Muslim, downright avoided. And now,...
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A Catwalk With a 'Spin'
The next big name to feature in the V&A's upcoming 'Fashion in Motion' series is none other than the Delhi born visionary, Ashish Gupta. The retrospective exhibition, running in conjunction with...
View ArticleDon't Wear Lycra into a Shopping Mall in the Middle East
Even if you have just left the gym... The life and times of living in another world and another culture, begins with a story about being manhandled out of a mall, by another woman. I had been to my...
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Seven Style Secrets for Flatter Fronts
This week at Loose Debra we've made a list. We've thrown a bit of alliteration into the title for good measure and now we're really on a roll... so listen up, 'cos we're about to reveal seven ways to...
View ArticleThe Three Things That Are Preventing the Sustainable Fashion Movement From...
Throughout my ten years of working in fashion and sustainability, I've seen some incredibly inspiring things. There are thousands of professionals and businesses changing the way business is done, and...
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Fixing Fashion: A Framework to Make Sustainable Fashion the Industry Standard
Often I am part of discussions on the best way to 'fix fashion'. How do we move such a massive industry from the unethical, environment destroying beast that it is, to one in which sustainable fashion...
View ArticleA Bitch Has No Gender: Why Caitlyn Jenner Is Woman of the Year
Germaine Greer is not a feminist. I say this with absolute certainty, because a feminist is someone who supports other women, and who doesn't dictate what traits someone needs to have in order to be...
View ArticleDesigner Brands: It's Time to Start Selling to Your Real Customers Not...
The models get ever younger, the clothes get ever more eye-wateringly expensive and mostly the 17-year-olds can't afford the designer wares that they are clearly meant to aspire to... Flicking through...
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Fashion Review: Southern Eastern Europe is Doing it Right
When I started my research of Eastern European fashion industry over three years ago Ukrainian fashion week wasn't 'a thing' but international fashion media were travelling to Moscow and reporting...
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Frights, Late Nights and Delivery Delights
So, its been a pretty manic few weeks since I last wrote, but boy do I have a lot to tell you. It's late October, so we all know what that means... and no, this is not a reference to how many sleeps it...
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Hot Accessories That Also Work for Halloween
Everyone knows that accessories can transform an outfit, so why not apply the same logic when it comes to Halloween? It plays well for those who aren't into going all out but want to join in a bit on...
View ArticleHot, Ready and Legal? You Need to Cool Off
If years of hysterical media coverage have taught us anything, it's that lusting after children is wrong. Paedophilia - the great cause everyone can get behind and feel safe raising a flaming torch or...
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Should Men Wear Makeup?
HuffPost UK is running a month-long focus around masculinity in the 21st Century, and the pressures men face around identity. To address some of the issues at hand, Building Modern Men presents a...
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How to Be Inspired by Celebrities to Reach Your Dream
Many of us look to celebrities for lots of reasons - what's in fashion, how we might do our hair, what jewellery to wear with an outfit. But there is something bigger that we can gleam from the rich...
View ArticleHow to Buy Better
The fast fashion high street can F off. Here is my guide to getting all the clothes you need, with what ever budget you have and not screwing over the planet and people (all be it ones you don't have...
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Struggling With Your Maternity Wardrobe? You're Not Alone!
I am a tortured woman. I adore clothes, I love fashion and I look forward to updating my wardrobe with a few choice items every season. Autumn/Winter is my favourite! Not this year though. Nope, I am...
View ArticleThe Top Seven Wedding Dress Shopping Tips
Congratulations if you are newly engaged. You are about to embark one of the most exciting times of your life and I bet you can't wait to go wedding dress shopping. However, before you get too over...
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